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Power with a purpose
There’s more to solar energy than rooftop panels and solar farms. Dr Keith Bowen of Circadian Solar looks at how a combination of concentrated photovoltaics and micro-generation could provide clean, fresh water to places where it is needed most.
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Boeing Licenses XR700 Solar Power Technology to Stirling Energy Systems
Through a licensing agreement with Boeing, SES has acquired the sole rights to develop, manufacture and deploy the HCPV product globally.
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Chevron Tests Emerging Solar Technologies in Central California
Former Bakersfield Refinery Converted to Next-Generation Solar Demonstration Facility.
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Concentrix Solar Wins IEC Certification for New CPV Module 'CX-75'
Confirms Readiness for Full, Commercial Deployment in Utility-Scale Electricity Production.
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Soitec Expands Into the Fast Growing Solar Energy Market
Acquisition of Concentrix Solar, the Leading Provider of CPV Colar Systems for the Industrial Production of Energy
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LDK Solar Commences Commercial Production in Second 5,000 MT Train in its Polysilicon Plant
Second train is expected to reach its designed annualized capacity within three to six months.
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KYOCERA to start production at new solar cell plant
Producing high effiency multicrystalline solar cells.
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Yingli Green Energy's In-house Polysilicon Plant Successfully Started Commercial Operation
Trial production reached certain key technology and operating milestones in December 2009.
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Solar Polysilicon Plant in Dubai to Complement UAE's Existing Solar Activities
The project is being sponsored by MBM Holdings and will be developed jointly with ERC Private Limited Singapore which has an extensive experience in developing similar plants.
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Dow Corning Announces European Investments in Innovation and Solar Energy
Dow Corning has announced that it will invest up to $13 million (USD) to expand its European capabilities to innovate with silicon-based materials and technologies.
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DuPont Collaborates to Support Hong Kong’s Largest Thin Film Photovoltaic Rooftop Installation
The rooftop installation comprises 5,500 thin film PV modules and can generate 620,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) annually.
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Sharp, Enel and STM Joint Venture for Production of Thin-Film Solar Cells in Italy
Establishment of Joint Venture for Production of Thin-Film Solar Cells in Italy and Independent Photovoltaic Power Generation Business in the EMEA Region
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ENN Solar Energy Will Continue to Advance Silicon-Based Thin Film Solar Cell Technology
R&D efforts to improve thin film panel efficiency and high-productivity deposition will continue.
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Oerlikon Solar receives follow-up order from Tianwei
Chinese producer of thin film silicon solar modules Tianwei upgrades its capacity to 75 MW.
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Phoenix Solar AG builds a solar park in Brandenburg with a peak power of 18 megawatts in its final form
Around 186,000 First Solar thin-film modules were used for the 14.4 MWp in the first construction phase.
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Roofs could technically generate up to 40% of EU’s electricity demand by 2020
With a total ground floor area over 22,000 km2, 40% of all building roofs and 15% of all facades in EU 27 are suited for PV applications.
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Epected installations for SolarEdge Systems
Solelux expects installations of over 3,000 SolarEdge Solar Power Harvesting Systems on residential roofs in France in 2010
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SunPower Arranges U.S. $75 Million Loan Commitment from IFC
SunPower Philippines Manufacturing, Ltd., (SPML) is partnering with IFC to finance SPML's operations in the Philippines.
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India Unveils Ambitious Solar Energy Plans
India has unveiled ambitious solar plans that sets to achieve parity with cost of electricity on the grid by 2022 and parity with coal-based thermal power by 2030
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Applied Materials backs solar inspection and quality-control startup
Applied Materials is in the middle of restructuring its solar strategy. It recently called it quits on its SunFab line of equipment for thin-film solar cell manufacturing, cutting 500 jobs in the process.
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Albuquerque, NM Chosen as Site of New Solar Photovoltaic Test Laboratory
CSA GROUP, VDE INSTITUTE, FRAUNHOFER CSE AND FRAUNHOFER ISE to open CFV Solar Test Laboratory and Fraunhofer R&D facility in late 2010.
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Circadian Solar establishes new test facility at the University of Lisbon
Solar tracker installed at Faculty of Sciences.
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Intertek Doubles Its North American Solar (PV) Testing Capacity
Expansion of California lab supports growing demand for solar products and commitment to industry’s fastest project turnaround time.
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Underwriters Laboratories Announces Applied Materials' SunFab Line Modules First to Meet Master Certification Program Requirements for the Solar Industry
First to qualify for UL's Master Certification Program for the solar industry.
Technology & Innovation
[Tech & Innovation] JDSU Debuts Concentrated Photovoltaic Technology for Solar Power Generation
New CPV Cell Designed to Provide Highly Efficient and Cost Effective Solution for Solar System Integrators ...
[Tech & Innovation] Self-Cleaning Technology from Mars Can Keep Terrestrial Solar Panels Dust Free
Find dusting those tables and dressers a chore or a bore? Dread washing the windows?...
[Tech & Innovation] New solar cell uses that other thing the sun emits: heat
A team of scientists has invented a new type of solar cell that converts both the sun's heat and light into electricity, potentially giving a boost to the efficiency of solar energy harvesting devices....
[Tech & Innovation] IBM Provides Smartphone Data Services for Solar-Powered Robot Car Journey From Italy to China
Smartphones to Collect and Tweet CO2 Levels as Part of Environmental Research Project....
[Tech & Innovation] New Energy to Unveil World’s First-Of-Its-Kind See-Thru Glass SolarWindow™ Capable of Generating Electricity
University of South Florida Research Foundation grants New Energy exclusive, worldwide license for technologies to enable commercial development of SolarWindow™. ...
Finance & Markets
- Ontario solar market booms, but local sourcing mandate could limit growth, says iSuppli
- IMS Research’s Solar Module Rankings: Suntech Reaches the Top in Q2
- Blackstone Invests $300 Million in One of India's Leading Solar PV Companies
- Illinois Governor Quinn Signs Solar Ramp-Up Law and Announces Largest Solar Development in U.S.A.
Industry News
- CNPV Signs Long-Term Sales Contract With Photon Hellas, a Greece Company
- New Expanded Family of Helio-Link Solar Products for PV Installations
- Trina Solar to Power Australia's Largest Roof-Mounted Solar Array for The University of Queensland
- Casino Group Signs Additional 20-Megawatt Solar Panel Supply Agreement with SunPower
- Pressurex® Sensor Film Provides Optimum Calibration and Quality Control for Solar Module Manufacturing
- New Jersey Solar Pioneer Finalizes Chinese Deal Aimed at Making Solar Energy Cost-Competitive
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